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HOUSE  OF  REPRESENT*AfeTEB!  May  31,  1864.— Referred  to 
Committee  of  Ways  and  Means,  and  ordered  to  he  printed. 

[By  the  Chair. 


MFSSAPxE  OF  THE  PRESIDENT. 


Richmond,  Va.,  May  30,  1864. 

To  the  Senate  and  Home  of  Representatives : 

I  herewith  transmit,  for  your  consideration,  communications  from 
the  proper  officers,  submitting  estimates  of  the  amounts  required  to 
carry  out  the  provisions  of  the  act,  approved  May  13,  1364,  author- 
izing additional  compensation  to  certain  officers  and  employees  in 
the  civil  and  legislative  departments  of  the  Government. 

JEFFERSON  DAVIS. 


EXECUTIVE  DEPARTMENT. 


C.  S.  A.,  Executive  Department, 


HENT,         ) 

Richmond,  Va.,  May  30,  1864.  \ 

His  Excellency,   The  President  : 

Sir  :  I  have  the  honor  to  forward,  for  transmission  to  Congress,  the 
following  estimates  of  the  additional  sums  required  to  pay  the  aala- 
ries  of  your  private  secretary  and  messenger,  from  May  16th  to  De- 
cember 31,  1864,  inclusive,  under  the  act  approved  May  13,  1864, 
authorizing  additional  compensation  to  certain  civil  employees  of  the 
Government : 

Additional  sum  required  to  pay  the  salaries  of  the  President's  pri- 
vate secretary  and  messenger,  from  May  16,  to  December  31,  1864 
inclusive,  $1,252  75 

Very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant, 

BURTON  N.  HARRISON, 

Disbursing  Agent. 


HOUSE  OV  REPRESENTATIVES. 

House  of  Representatives,  Clerk's  Office,  ) 
Richmond,  May  — ,  1864.  I 

Hon.  C.  G.  Memminger, 

Secretary  of  the  Treasury : 
Sir  :  I.  have  the  honor  to  submit  the  following   additional  estimate 
for  an  appropriation  required  by  the  House  of  Representatives  : 
Increased  compensation  of  officers  of  the  House  of  Representatives, 
authorized  by  the  "  act  to  continue  in  force,  and  amend  the  provis- 
ions of  an  act,   approved  January,  30,    1864,  increasing  the  com- 
pensation of  certain  officers  and  employees  in  the>  civil  and  legisla- 
tive departments,  at  Richmond,"  approved  May  13,  1864,  viz  : 
From  May  15,  to  June  30,  1864,  $1,125  00 

For  six  months,  ending  December  31,  1864,  5,700  00 


Total,  $6,825  00 


Very  respectfully, 

A.  R.  LAMAR, 
Glerk  and  Disbursing  Officer,  H.  R. 


STATE  DEPARTMENT. 

Department  of  State, 
Richmond,  May  24,  1864. 
To  the  Pm.siDENT : 

■  Sir  :  I  have  the  honor  herewith  to  transmit,  in  triplicate,  estimate 
for  an  appropiation  required  by  this  Department  to  carry  into  eft'ect 
the  act  of  Congress  approved  May  13,  1864,  entitled  "  An  act  to 
continue  in  force,  and  amend  the  provisions  of  an  act  approved  Jan- 
uary 311,  1864,  increasing  the  compensation  of  certain  officers  and 
employees  4n  the  civil  and  legislative  departments  at  Richmond. 
Very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant, 
J.  P.  BENJAMIN, 

Secretary  of  State, 

ESTIMATE  for  an  appropriation  required  by  the  Department  of  State, 
to  carry  into  effect  an  act  of  Congress,  approved  May  13,  1864,  entitled 
^^An  act  to  continue  in  force,  and  amend  the  provisions  of  an  act  ap- 
proved January  30,  18G4,  increasing  the  compensation  of  certain  oncers 
and  employees  in  the  civil  and  legislative  departments  at  Richmond.''^ 

For  chief  clerk,  three  clerks  and  one  messenger,  $4,081  00 

J.  P.  BENJAMIN"; 

Secretary  of  State. 


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TREASURY  DEPARTMENT. 

Treasury  Department,  C.  S.  A.,  ' 
Richmond,  May  23,  1864. 
To  the  President  : 

Sir  :  I  have  the  honor  to  transmit  herewith  an  estimate  of  the 
amount  required  for  the  increased  compensation  of  the  officers,  clerks 
and  employees  of  this  Department  under  recent  act  of  Congress  ex- 
tending the  increase  of  pay  to  certain  officers  and  employees  of  the 
Executive  Departments,  from  the  15th  May  to  31st.  December  18U4, 
inclusive. 

Very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant, 

<\  G.  MEMMINGER, 
Secretary  of  Treasury. 

ADDITIONAL  APPROXIMATE  ESTIMATE  for  the  Treasury 
Department  and  Its  several  bureaus,  in  pursuance  of  recent  act  of  Con- 
gress extending  the  increase  of  pay  to  certain  officers  and  employees  of  the 
Executive  Departments.  Sec.  from  the  i5fh  May.  1864,  to  ]st  January, 
1865  ; 

For  compensation  of  the  Secretary  of  the  Treasury,  Assistant  Secre- 
tary, Comptroller,  Auditors,  Treasurer,  and  Register,  and  clerks, 
messengers,  watchmen  and  Inbnrers  in  the  Treasury  Depart- 
meftt.   '  ^         $605,702   15 

Six  hundred  and  five  thousand  seven  hundred  and  two  dollars  and 
fifteen  cents. 

Respectfully  submitted, 

JOHN  M.  STROTHER. 
May  23,  1864.  Disbursing  Clerk,  Treasury  Department. 

To  Hon.  C.  (t.  Memmixger, 

SKcretary  of  Treasury. 


WAR  DEPARTMENT. 


Confederatp  States  of  America,  ^ 

War  Department^  \ 


Richmond,  Va,  May  18,  1864,  S 
To  THE  President  of  the  Confederate  States  : 

Sir  :  I  haver  the  honor  to  transmit  herewith  an  estimate  of  the 
amount  required  for  the  compensation  of  the  officers,  clerks  and  em- 


ployeea  of  this  Department,  under  the  act  of  Congress  just  approved, 
extending  the  increase  of  pay  to  certain  officers  and  employees  of  the 
Executive  Departments,  from  the  15th  instant,  to  If^t  of  January, 
1865.     .  • 

Very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant, 

JAMES  A.  SEDDOK, 
'-  Secretary  of  War. 

ADDITIONAL  APPROXIMATE  ESTIMATE  for  the  War  De- 
partnunt  and  its  several  bureaus,  in  pursuance  of  the  act  of  Congress 
just  passed,  extending  the  increase  of  pay  to  certain  officers  and  em- 
ployees  of  the  Executive  Departments,  &fc.,from  the  \5th  instant,  to  1st 
January,  1865  ; 

For  compensation  of  the  Secretary  of  War,  Assistant  Secretary,  chief 
of  bureau,  clerks,  messengers,  and  other  employees,      $258,000  00 

Respectfully  submitted, 

ALFRED  CHAPMAN, 
May  18,  1864.  Disbursing  Clerk,  War  Department. 

To  the  Hon.  James  A.  Seddon, 

Secretary  of  War. 


POST-OFFICE  DEPARTMENT. 

Post-Office  Department,      ) 
Richmond,  May  20,  1864.  S 
To  THE  President  : 

Sir  :  I  have  the  honor  to  submit  the  following  estimates  of  the 
suhis  required  for  the  increased  compensation  of  the  chiefs  of  bureaus, 
clerks,  watchmen,  messengers,  and  laborers  of  the  Post-Office  De- 
partment, from  the  16th  of  May  to  31st  December,  1864,  under  "An 
act  to  continue  in  force  and  amend  the  provisions  of  an  act  approved 
January  30th,  1864,  increasing  the  compensation  of  certain  officers 
and  employees  in  the  civil  and  legislative  departments  at  Richmond,'' 
approved  13th  May,  1864,  to  wit: 
For  three  chiefs  of  bureaus,  at  $1,500  per  annum. 
For  one  chief  clerk,  at  $1,250  per  annum, 
For  one  topographer,  at  $1,250  per  annum, 
For  three  principal  clerks,  at  $1,500  per  annum, 
For  one  disbursing  clerk,  at  $1,500  per  annum, 
For  forty-one  clerks,  at  $1,500  per  annum, 
For  one  watchman,  at  $750  per  annum. 
For  two  messengers,  at  $750  per  annum, 
For  one  messenger,  at  $600  per  annum, 
For  three  laborers,  at  $2  25  der  diem, 
For  ten  clerks  in  the  branch  of  the  Post-Office  Depart- 
ment, west  of  the  Mississippi,  at  $1,500  per  annum. 

Making, 


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2,818 

68 

782 

96 

783 

96 

2,818 

68 

939 

56 

38,521 

96 

469 

78 

939 

56 

375 

82 

1,552 

50 

9,395 

60 

% 

59,398 

06 

The  estimate  for  the  increased  pay  of  the  clerks  in  the  branch  of 
the  Post-Office  Department  west  of  the  Mississippi  river,  is  made 
pursuant  to  the  provisions  of  the  third  section  of  the  **Act  to  author- 
ize the  appointment  of  an  agent  of  the  Post-Office  Department,  and 
such  clerks  as  may  be  necessary  to  carry  on  the  postal  service  west 
of  the  Mississippi  river,"  approved  FMiruary  10th,  1864,  which  pro- 
vides that  their  compensation  shall  not  exceed  that  of  the  other 
clerks  of  a  similar  grade  employed  in  the  Post-Office  Department ; 
the  date  of  this  act  being  subsequent  to  the  30th  January  1864,  the 
date  of  the  act  securing  the  incr«ased  compensation  to  the  clerks  and 
others  in  this  city, 

I  have  the  honor  to  be,  very  respectfully. 

Your  obedient  servant, 

JOHN  11.  REAGAN, 

Postmaster  General. 


NAVY  DEPARTMENNT. 

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ESTIMATE  of  the  amount  required  for  con}pensation  of  the  clerics  in 
the  office  of  the  Sectetary  of  the  Navy,  under  ''Act  to  increase  their 
pay,''  approved  January  SOth,  1864,  from  the  iQth  of  May  to  the 
Slst  of  December,   1864,  inclusive. 

For  compensation  of  the  Secretary  of  the  Navy,  clerks  and  messen- 
ger in  his  office,  eight  thousand  six  hundred  and  twenty-one  dol- 
lars and  three  cents,  $8,621   03 

This  estimates  was  submitted  to  Congress  with  the  estimates  of  the. 
Navy  Department  at  the  beginning  of  the  present  session. 
•  S.  R.  MALLORY, 

Secretary  of  the  Navy. 
Navy  Department,  May  30,  1864. 


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